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St. Landry has national award winner

Daily World
Published 5:36 p.m. CT May 2, 2016

Lucretia Chancler, far left, smiles with a family during last summer's summer feeding program in Opelousas. Chancler was recently selected as the School Nutrition Association's director of the year.(Photo: File photo)

The non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) has announced that Lucretia Chancler earned the director of the year award for transforming the school nutrition program, according to a news release.

To improve technology in the cafeteria in the parish, Chancler installed new point-of-sale touch screens, bar code scanners and temperature monitoring systems. For parents, she purchased online meal payment and free and reduced price meal application systems, as well as nutritional analysis software to accommodate students with allergies and special diets.

She sought out and secured marketing, equipment and fresh fruit and vegetable program grants. Chancler implemented an afterschool supper program and expanded the summer feeding program – delivering meals by bus directly to communities in need.

The award winner coordinates training sessions for her staff, ensuring they can safely and efficiently operate kitchen equipment. With the help of her staff, she has created a five-year improvement plan to ensure continued success in the district.

Employee, Manager and Director level professionals were nominated for awards at the state level, and those winners were considered for awards within seven regions across the country.

This is the first time in school nutrition history that a school nutrition director from Louisiana won the award. Chancler will receive her state Director of the Year award in Shreveport at the School Nutrition Association of Louisiana conference in June.

She will receive her regional and national awards at SNA’s 2016 Annual National Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Veronica Narcisse, CNP Inventory Manager at St. Landry Parish School Board, nominated Chancler for the award.